Clinical Specialty Nurse, Operating Theatres, Perioperative Department

at  Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora

Clinical Specialty Nurse – Perioperative Department
Full Time (1 FTE) Permanent Role
Are you an existing theatre nurse, ready to take the next step in your career journey?
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic nurse to step up as a Clinical Specialty Nurse to our Plastic Theatre team. The Plastic service covers Acute and Elective surgery, 24/7 and consists of the subspecialties Plastic, Burns, Maxillofacial, Hands, CO2 laser with focus on ORL & Microvascular.
In this position you will be working with some of the best Consultant Specialists in their chosen specialty and will be involved in all types of surgeries from the simple to the more complex, multi team/multi-specialty cases. Continued self-development and learning will be required as well as supporting your fellow team members. This position also requires the successful applicant to be confident to coordinate, prioritise and communicate with the wider multi-disciplinary team when coordinating the surgeries within the 14 Theatre’s of Middlemore Hospital. In this role you will be part of an ethnically diverse environment which will both pose challenges in crisis situations but also brings great rewards, personal satisfaction and opportunity to grow individually and as a team.
The successful applicant must have a minimum of 3 years theatre experience. An ability to be flexible, confident and an excellent communicator is also required when leading the team both in an individual theatre or coordinating and managing the acuity of surgeries coming into the wider theatre block. Preceptorship qualities as well as strategizing own development are valued and appreciated.

Essential:

• NZ Registered Nurse / Registered Comprehensive Nurse
• Current Annual Practicing Certificate
• A minimum of 3 years recent clinical experience in this specialty
• Highly proficient clinician in nursing practise including skills, knowledge and ability to provide direction for and evaluate nursing care
• Demonstrated expertise in setting standards and managing practice to achieve these
• Proven ability to negotiate and motivate staff to excel

If this sounds like the idea role for you then please submit your application via our website or for further information, please contact Amon Iva in the Recruitment Centre on 09 277 3641.
Application Number: CMH202414394
Application Closes: 14th November 2024
At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.

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